Originally Posted by ff999:
“Everyone at our rugby club pinned Phillips as a weakness. I'd never noticed, but he takes a little two step before each pass. Once it was pointed out to me, I couldn't miss it each time. Gives the opposition a fraction of time to get closer. If I can spot it, God knows why Howley can't .”
The more I see Phillips the more he irritates me. The Welsh game is stagnant with him controlling the game like he does.
Dwayne Peel, Tavis Knoyle and Lloyd Williams are better scrum halves. It is quite unbelievable that James Hook cannot get into a team that previously lost eight matches in a row.
Look at the Ireland scrum half today, he can't get the ball away quick enough, when it comes to the back of the ruck.